C. Underage Workers
1. Suppliers must not employ any worker under the age of 14 years regardless of any local laws or regulations allowing younger employment.
a. Worker age shall be calculated in whole years from the calendar date of birth. Partial years passed shall not be considered years for the purpose of calculating worker age.
b. Walmart may immediately terminate its relationship with any Supplier who violates the prohibition on underage workers when sourcing merchandise for Walmart.
2. Suppliers shall not allow any person under the age of 14 years to be present in a factory compound area, unless that person is in an appropriate child care facility.
3. Suppliers found to have violated the prohibition on use of underage labor will be required to remediate the situation by implementing a satisfactory solution that places the best interests of the underage worker first.